Display panel and display device

ABSTRACT

A display panel. The display panel includes a base substrate, drive circuits, pixel circuits, and signal line groups. The drive circuits and the pixel circuits are arranged on the base substrate. The drive circuits provide control signals for the pixel circuits. The pixel circuits provide drive currents for light-emitting elements of the display panel. The drive circuits include a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit. The signal line groups include a first signal line group and a second signal line group. The first signal line group includes M signal lines that provide signals for the first drive circuit. The second signal line group includes N signal lines that provide signals for the second drive circuit, M≥1, and N≥1. The first drive circuit provides a light-emitting control signal for a light-emitting control transistor of the pixel circuit.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 17/646,584,filed on Dec. 30, 2021, which claims the priority of Chinese patentapplication No. 202111063932.7, filed on Sep. 10, 2021, the entirety ofall of which is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to the field of displaytechnology and, more particularly, relates to a display panel and adisplay device.

BACKGROUND

The frame region of the existing display device includes a peripheraldrive circuit for providing drive signals for pixel units in the displayregion. In the display device, a plurality of pixel units is arranged inthe display region, and each pixel unit includes a pixel circuit. Allpixel circuits are electrically connected to the peripheral drivecircuit at the frame region respectively, and the peripheral drivecircuit provides the pixel circuits with scan control signals andlight-emitting control signals, thereby controlling the pixel circuitsto provide drive currents for light-emitting elements. However, theexisting drive circuit may occupy a relatively large space, such that itis difficult to reduce the frame width of the display device.

SUMMARY

One aspect of the present disclosure provides a display panel. Thedisplay panel includes a base substrate, drive circuits, pixel circuits,and line groups. The drive circuits and the pixel circuits are arrangedon the base substrate. The drive circuits and the pixel circuits arearranged on the base substrate. The drive circuits provide controlsignals for the pixel circuits. The pixel circuits provide drivecurrents for light-emitting elements of the display panel. The drivecircuits include a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit. Thesignal line groups include a first signal line group and a second signalline group. The first signal line group includes M signal lines thatprovide signals for the first drive circuit. The second signal linegroup includes N signal lines that provide signals for the second drivecircuit, M≥1, and N≥1. In a direction perpendicular to a surface of thedisplay panel, M0 signal lines of the first signal line group overlapwith the first drive circuit and are located on a side of the firstdrive circuit away from the base substrate. N0 signal lines of thesecond signal line group overlap with the second drive circuit and arelocated on a side of the second drive circuit away from the basesubstrate, 1≤M0≤M, and 1≤N0≤N. The first drive circuit includes S1 levelshift registers extending along a first direction, and/or the seconddrive circuit includes S2 level shift registers extending along thefirst direction. A second direction is in parallel with a plane of thesurface of the display panel and perpendicular to the first direction,S1≥2, and S2≥2. The first drive circuit provides a light-emittingcontrol signal for a light-emitting control transistor of the pixelcircuit. The second drive circuit provides a control signal for a PMOStransistor of the pixel circuit, or the second drive circuit provides acontrol signal for an NMOS transistor of the pixel circuit. The M0signal lines include a third voltage signal line used to transmit athird voltage signal. The N0 signal lines include a fourth voltagesignal line used to transmit a fourth voltage signal. A width of thethird voltage signal line is smaller than a width of the fourth voltagesignal line.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a display panel. Thedisplay panel includes a base substrate, drive circuits, pixel circuits,and signal line groups. The drive circuits and the pixel circuits arearranged on the base substrate. The drive circuits provide controlsignals for the pixel circuits. The pixel circuits provide drivecurrents for light-emitting elements of the display panel. The drivecircuits include a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit. Thesignal line groups include a first signal line group and a second signalline group. The first signal line group includes M signal lines thatprovide signals for the first drive circuit. The second signal linegroup includes N signal lines that provide signals for the second drivecircuit, M≥1, and N≥1. In a direction perpendicular to a surface of thedisplay panel, M0 signal lines of the first signal line group overlapwith the first drive circuit and are located on a side of the firstdrive circuit away from the base substrate. N0 signal lines of thesecond signal line group overlap with the second drive circuit and arelocated on a side of the second drive circuit away from the basesubstrate, 1≤M0<M, and 1≤N0≤N. The first drive circuit includes S1 levelshift registers extending along a first direction, and/or the seconddrive circuit includes S2 level shift registers extending along thefirst direction. A second direction is in parallel with a plane of thesurface of the display panel and perpendicular to the first direction,S1≥2, and S2≥2. The first drive circuit provides a light-emittingcontrol signal for a light-emitting control transistor of the pixelcircuit. The second drive circuit provides a control signal for a PMOStransistor of the pixel circuit, or the second drive circuit provides acontrol signal for an NMOS transistor of the pixel circuit. The M0signal lines include a third clock signal line used to transmit a thirdclock signal. The N0 signal lines include a fourth clock signal lineused to transmit a fourth clock signal. A width of the third clocksignal line is smaller than a width of the fourth clock signal line.

Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a display panel. Thedisplay panel includes a base substrate, drive circuits, pixel circuits,and signal line groups. The drive circuits and the pixel circuits arearranged on the base substrate. The drive circuits provide controlsignals for the pixel circuits. The pixel circuits provide drivecurrents for light-emitting elements of the display panel. The drivecircuits include a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit. Thesignal line groups include a first signal line group and a second signalline group. The first signal line group includes M signal lines thatprovide signals for the first drive circuit. The second signal linegroup includes N signal lines that provide signals for the second drivecircuit, M≥1, and N≥1. In a direction perpendicular to a surface of thedisplay panel, M0 signal lines of the first signal line group overlapwith the first drive circuit and are located on a side of the firstdrive circuit away from the base substrate. N0 signal lines of thesecond signal line group overlap with the second drive circuit and arelocated on a side of the second drive circuit away from the basesubstrate, 1≤M0≤M, and 1≤N0≤N. The first drive circuit includes S1 levelshift registers extending along a first direction, and/or the seconddrive circuit includes S2 level shift registers extending along thefirst direction. A second direction is in parallel with a plane of thesurface of the display panel and perpendicular to the first direction,S1≥2, and S2≥2. The M0 signal lines include a third voltage signal lineused to transmit a third voltage signal. The NO signal lines include afourth voltage signal line used to transmit a fourth voltage signal. Awidth of the third voltage signal is smaller than a width of the fourthvoltage signal line. In some other embodiments, the M0 signal linesincludes a third clock signal line used to transmit a third clocksignal. The N0 signal lines includes a fourth clock signal line used totransmit a fourth clock signal. A width of the third clock signal lineis smaller than a width of the fourth clock signal.

Other aspects of the present disclosure can be understood by thoseskilled in the art in light of the description, the claims, and thedrawings of the present disclosure.

Compared with the existing technology, the display panel and the displaydevice provided by the present disclosure may achieve at least thefollowing beneficial effects.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly explain various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the drawings required for describing the embodiments or theexisting technology are briefly introduced hereinafter. Obviously, thedrawings in the following description are merely some embodiments of thepresent disclosure. Other drawings may also be obtained by those skilledin the art without any creative work according to provided drawings.

FIG. 1 illustrates a structural schematic of a display panel accordingto various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 illustrates a structural schematic of a shift register accordingto various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 illustrates a structural layout of the shift register shown inFIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 illustrates a structural schematic of another shift registeraccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 illustrates a structural layout of the shift register shown inFIG. 10 ;

FIG. 12 illustrates a structural schematic of another shift registeraccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 illustrates a structural layout of the shift register shown inFIG. 12 ;

FIG. 14 illustrates a structural schematic of a shift register of afirst drive circuit according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 15 illustrates a structural schematic of a shift register of asecond drive circuit according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 16 illustrates a structural schematic of signal lines according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 17 illustrates another structural schematic of signal linesaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 18 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 19 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 20 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 21 illustrates a structural schematic of a display device accordingto various embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are described clearly andcompletely in conjunction with the drawings in various embodiments ofthe present disclosure. Obviously, described embodiments are only a partof various embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than allembodiments. Based on various embodiments in the present disclosure, allother embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creativework shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

As described above, the frame region of the existing display deviceincludes a peripheral drive circuit for providing drive signals forpixel units in the display region. In the display device, a plurality ofpixel units is arranged in the display region, and each pixel unitincludes a pixel circuit. All pixel circuits are electrically connectedto the peripheral drive circuit at the frame region respectively, andthe peripheral drive circuit provides the pixel circuits with scancontrol signals and light-emitting control signals, thereby controllingthe pixel circuits to provide drive currents for light-emittingelements. However, the existing drive circuit may occupy a relativelylarge space, such that it is difficult to reduce the frame width of thedisplay device.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display paneland a display device, which may effectively solve the technical problemsexisting in the existing technology and ensure that the frame width ofthe display device is relatively small.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the technicalsolutions provided by various embodiments of the present disclosure aredescribed in detail with reference to FIGS. 1-21 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 illustrates a structural schematic of adisplay panel according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure. The display panel may include drive circuits and pixelcircuits 20. The drive circuit may provide a control signal for thepixel circuit 20; and the pixel circuit 20 may provide a drive currentfor a light-emitting element 30 of the display panel.

The display panel may include a display region AA and a frame region NA.The pixel circuits 20 and the light-emitting elements 30 may be disposedin the display region AA, and the drive circuits may be disposed in theframe region NA. The drive circuits may include the first drive circuit11 and the second drive circuit 12.

The drive circuits may be at the frame region NA. The display panel mayinclude signal line groups, and the signal line groups may include thefirst signal line group and the second signal line group. The firstsignal line group may include M signal lines that provide signals forthe first drive circuit 11, the second signal line group may include Nsignal lines that provide signals for the second drive circuit 12, M≥1,and N≥1. In addition, along the direction perpendicular to the surfaceof the display panel (i.e., along the direction perpendicular to thelight-exiting direction of the display panel), M0 signal lines 110 inthe first signal line group may overlap the first drive circuit 11, N0signal lines 120 in the second signal line group may overlap the seconddrive circuit 12, 1≤M0≤M, and 1≤N0≤N.

The first drive circuit 11 may include S1 level shift registersextending along the first direction Y, the second drive circuit 12 mayinclude S2 level shift registers extending along the first direction Y,and the first drive circuit 11 and the second drive circuit 12 may bearranged along the second direction X. The second direction X may be inparallel with the plane of the surface of the display panel andperpendicular to the first direction Y, S1≥2, and S2≥2.

Along the second direction X, the width of the first drive circuit 11 isW1, the width of the second drive circuit 12 is W2, the total width ofthe M0 signal lines 110 in the first signal line group is D1, the totalwidth of the N0 signal lines 120 in the second signal line group is D2,W2>W1, D2>D1, and D2/W2>D1/W1.

It can be understood that the M0 signal lines may overlap the firstdrive circuit and the N0 signal lines may overlap the second drivecircuit, where the extension direction of the M0 signal lines and theextension direction of the N0 signal lines may be the first direction,which may reduce the area occupied by a part of the signal lines andreduce the frame width of the display device.

Along the second direction, when the widths of the drive circuits andthe widths of the signal lines are wider, the frame of the display panelbecomes larger. In order to reduce the frame, the signal lines and thedrive circuits may normally be configured to be overlapped with eachother to reduce the frame. When there are more than one set of drivecircuits in the frame, how to configure the frame to sufficiently reducethe frame may be a problem. In order to solve the above-mentionedproblem, the inventor of the present application found that when W2>W1,D2>D1, by setting D2/W2>D1/W1, the width of the signal line overlappedby the drive circuit with a relatively large width may also berelatively large. In such way, the width occupied by the drive circuitwith a relatively large width and its connected signal line on thedisplay panel may be sufficiently reduced, and the drive circuit with arelatively large width and the drive circuit with a relatively smallwidth may achieve a desirable overlapping relationship with theirrespective signal lines to sufficiently reduce the frame. Therefore, invarious embodiments of the present disclosure, the relationship betweenthe width W1 of the first drive circuit, the width W2 of the seconddrive circuit, the total width D1 of the M0 signal lines and the totalwidth D2 of the N0 signal lines may be configured as W2>W1, D2>D1, andD2/W2>D1/W1. The overlapping configuration of each of the shift registerwith a relatively large width and the shift register with a relativelysmall width and the total width of the respective corresponding signalline may be further optimized, the occupied area of the drive circuitand the signal lines may be sufficiently reduced, and the frame width ofthe display device may be further reduced.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel providedby the present disclosure may be a single-sided drive panel structure.As shown in FIG. 1 , the first drive circuit 11 and the second drivecircuit 12 of the drive circuits may be located on one side of thedisplay region AA, and the pixel circuits 20 may be driven by thesingle-side drive circuits. Or, the display panel provided by thepresent disclosure may also be a double-sided drive panel structure. Asshown in FIG. 2 , the drive circuits may include the first drivecircuits 11 located on both sides of the display region AA and thesecond drive circuits 12 located on both sides of the display region AA,such that the pixel circuit 20 may be driven by the double-sided drivecircuits.

As shown in FIG. 2 , for the double-sided drive panel structure providedby various embodiments of the present disclosure, the pixel circuits 20in a same row may be simultaneously driven by two first drive circuits11 located on different sides of the display region AA; and the pixelcircuits 20 in a same row may be simultaneously driven by two seconddrive circuits 12 located on different sides of the display region AA.

It can be understood that the first drive circuits on different sides ofthe display region (defined as the first drive circuit on the first sideand the first drive circuit on the second side) may each include aplurality of cascaded shift registers; the level one shift register ofthe first drive circuit on the first side and the level one shiftregister of the first drive circuit on the second side may be bothelectrically connected to the pixel circuits of the first row; the leveltwo shift register of the first drive circuit on the first side and thelevel two shift register of the first drive circuit on the second sidemay be both electrically connected to the pixel circuits of the secondrow, and so on; and the last level shift register of the first drivecircuit on the first side and the last level shift register of the firstdrive circuit on the second side may be both electrically connected tothe pixel circuits of the last row. Similarly, the second drive circuitson different sides of the display region (defined as the second drivecircuit on the first side and the second drive circuit on the secondside) may each include a plurality of cascaded shift registers; thelevel one shift register of the second drive circuit on the first sideand the level one shift register of the second drive circuit on thesecond side may be both electrically connected to the pixel circuits ofthe first row; the level two shift register of the second drive circuiton the first side and the level two shift register of the second drivecircuit on the second side may be both electrically connected to thepixel circuits of the second row, and so on; and the last level shiftregister of the second drive circuit on the first side and the lastlevel shift register of the second drive circuit on the second side maybe both electrically connected to the pixel circuits of the last row.

Or, as shown in FIG. 3 , for the double-sided driven panel structureprovided by various embodiments of the present disclosure, the pixelcircuits 20 in different rows may be respectively driven by two firstdrive circuits 11 located on different sides of the display region AA;and the pixel circuits 20 in different rows may be respectively drivenby two second drive circuits 12 located on different sides of thedisplay region AA.

It can be understood that the first drive circuits at odd-numberedlevels in the first drive circuits may be located on the first side ofthe display region, and the first drive circuits at even-numbered levelsin the first drive circuits may be located on the second side of thedisplay region, where the first drive circuits at odd-numbered levelsmay be correspondingly electrically connected to the pixel circuits atodd-numbered rows, and the first drive circuits at even-numbered levelsmay be correspondingly electrically connected to the pixel circuits ateven-numbered rows. Similarly, the second drive circuits at odd-numberedlevels in the second drive circuits may be located on the first side ofthe display region, and the second drive circuits at even-numberedlevels in the second drive circuits may be located on the second side ofthe display region, where the second drive circuits at odd-numberedlevels may be correspondingly electrically connected to the pixelcircuits at odd-numbered rows, and the second drive circuits ateven-numbered levels may be correspondingly electrically connected tothe pixel circuits at even-numbered rows.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel providedby the present disclosure may include a base substrate, and the drivecircuits and the pixel circuits may be located on the base substrate;the M0 signal lines may be located on the side of the first drivecircuits away from the base substrate; the N0 signal lines may belocated on the side of the second drive circuits away from the basesubstrate; the M0 signal lines may be located on a same layer, and/orthe N0 signal lines may be located on a same layer. As shown in FIG. 4 ,FIG. 4 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The displaypanel may include a base substrate 100 and a transistor array layerlocated on the base substrate 100. The transistor array layer mayinclude a semiconductor layer 210 on the base substrate 100, where thesemiconductor layer 210 may include a plurality of active regions; agate insulating layer 220 on the side of the semiconductor layer 210away from the base substrate 100; a gate metal layer 230 located on theside of the gate insulating layer 220 away from the base substrate 100,where the gate metal layer 230 may include a plurality of gateelectrodes and a plurality of first capacitor plates; an interlayerinsulating layer 240 on the side of the gate metal layer 230 away fromthe base substrate 100; a capacitor metal layer 250 located on the sideof the interlayer insulating layer 240 away from the base substrate 100,where the capacitor metal layer 250 may include a second capacitor platearranged opposite to the first capacitor plate; an isolating layer 260located on the side of the capacitor metal layer 250 away from the basesubstrate 100; a source/drain metal layer 270 on the side of theisolation layer 260 away from the base substrate 100, where thesource/drain metal layer 270 may include a plurality of sourceelectrodes and drain electrodes, the source electrodes and drainelectrodes may be in contact with the active regions through respectivevias, and the transistor array layer may include drive circuits andpixel circuits; and the first insulating layer 310 located on the sideof the source/drain metal layer 270 away from the base substrate 100.The display panel may further include the M0 signal lines 110 located onthe side of the first insulating layer 310 away from the base substrate100, where the M0 signal lines 110 may be made of a same conductivelayer. The display panel may further include the N0 signal lines 120located on the side of the first insulating layer 310 away from the basesubstrate 100, where the N0 signal lines 120 may be made of a sameconductive layer.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the M0 signal lines 110 and the N0 signal lines 120provided by various embodiments of the present disclosure may be made ofa same conductive layer. That is, the M0 signal lines 110 and the N0signal lines 120 may be located in a same layer. Or, as shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 5 illustrates a structural schematic of another display panelaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure; and the M0signal lines 110 and the N0 signal lines 120 provided by variousembodiments of the present disclosure may be made of differentconductive layers. That is, the second insulating layer 320 may bebetween the M0 signal lines 110 and the N0 signal lines 120, where theM0 signal lines 110 or the N0 signal lines 120 may be located on theside of the second insulating layer 320 adjacent to the first insulatinglayer 310, which may not be limited according to various embodiments ofthe present disclosure.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the widths of the signallines and the drive circuits may be further optimized, and the width ofthe frame region of the display panel may be further optimized torealize the narrow frame. Along the second direction, the total width ofthe M signal lines is D11, and the total width of the N signal lines isD22, where [(W1−D11)−(W2−D22)]×[(D11−D1)−(D22−D2)]≤0.

It can be understood that, for the width of the first drive circuit W1,the width of the second drive circuit W2, the total width of the Msignal lines D11, the total width of the M0 signal lines D1, the totalwidth of the N signal lines D22, and the total width of the N0 signallines D2 which are provided in various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the relatively large value between (W1−D11) and (W2−D22) mayindicate that the difference between the total width of the signal linesand the width of the corresponding drive circuit may be relativelylarge, and the total width of the signal lines may be smaller comparedwith the width of the corresponding drive circuit; and at this point,the region where the drive circuit is located may have more space forarranging signal lines that overlap the drive circuit. Furthermore,since the region of the corresponding drive circuit (the first drivecircuit or second drive circuit) can overlap more signal lines, thedrive circuit may correspond to the relatively small value of (D11−D1)and (D22−D2). Such configuration may fully save the frame region of thedisplay panel, avoid unnecessary waste of space, and be beneficial forthe narrow frame design. Optionally, (D11−D1)=(D22−D2)=0 may be providedin various embodiments of the present disclosure, that is, the M signallines may all overlap the first drive circuit, and the N signal linesmay all overlap the second drive circuit, which may reduce the width ofthe frame region of the display panel to the greatest extent and ensurenarrower frame of the display panel.

As shown in FIG. 6 , FIG. 6 illustrates a structural schematic ofanother display panel according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure. The relationship between the quantity of N0 signal lines 120and the quantity of M0 signal lines 110 provided in various embodimentsof the present disclosure may be N0−M0≥1.

It can be understood that, in various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the relationship between the width W1 of the first drivecircuit, the width W2 of the second drive circuit, the total width D1 ofthe M0 signal lines and the total width D2 of the N0 signal lines may beW2>W1, D2>D1, and D2/W2>D1/W1. Therefore, the quantity of overlapping N0signal lines with the second drive circuit may be more by configuringthe relationship between the quantity of N0 signal lines and thequantity of M0 signal lines to be N0−M0≥1, which may achieve theobjective of reducing the frame region width.

As shown in FIG. 7 , FIG. 7 illustrates a structural schematic ofanother display panel according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure. The signal line i (i.e., 11 i) in the M0 signal line 120 andthe signal line j (i.e., 12 j) in the N0 signal lines may be signallines that transmit a same function signal; and along the seconddirection X, the width of the signal line i (i.e., 11 i) is D1, and thewidth of the signal line j (i.e., 12 j) is Dj, where Dj>Di. The signalline i may be any signal line in the M0 signal lines, and the signalline j may be any signal line in the N0 signal lines.

It should be noted that each of the signal line i and the signal line jprovided in various embodiments of the present disclosure may be asingle signal line, or a combination of multiple signal lines, which maynot be limited in the present disclosure. When each of the signal line iand the signal line j is a combination of multiple signal lines, thewidth of each of the signal line i and the signal line j may be thetotal width of included signal lines.

It can be understood that the width W2 of the second drive circuit maybe greater than the width W1 of the first drive circuit; compared withthe transistors in the shift register of the first drive circuit, thetransistors in the shift register of the second drive circuit may occupya relatively large area; and the output requirement of the shiftregister in the second drive circuit may be higher in most cases.Therefore, in order to ensure the accuracy and stability of thetransmission signal and output signal of the second drive circuit, thesecond drive circuit may need to be connected to wider signal lines toreduce the voltage drop on the signal lines, thereby avoiding largefluctuation in the signals transmitted on the signal lines. In thetechnical solutions provided by various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the width W2 of the second drive circuit may be relativelylarge, and the signal line j with the relatively large width and thesecond drive circuit may be designed to be overlapped with each otheralong the light-exiting direction of the display panel, which, under thepremise of ensuring normal output of the second drive circuit, mayprevent the signal line j from affecting the width of the frame regionof the display panel and ensure the relatively small width of thedisplay panel.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the signal line i (i.e., 11i) and the signal line j (i.e., 12 j) provided by the present disclosuremay be both clock signal lines; the first drive circuit 11 may providelight-emitting control signals for the light-emitting controltransistors of the pixel circuits 20; and the second drive circuit 12may provide control signals for the p-channel metal-oxide semiconductor(PMOS)-type transistors in the pixel circuits 20, where Dj/W2>Di/W1.

Referring to FIGS. 8-9 , FIG. 8 illustrates a structural schematic of ashift register according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure; and FIG. 9 illustrates a structural layout of the shiftregister shown in FIG. 8 . FIG. 8 may be a structural schematic of theshift register in the first drive circuit. The shift register in thefirst drive circuit may include a first transistor M1, a secondtransistor M2, a third transistor M3, a fourth transistor M4, a fifthtransistor M5, a sixth transistor M6, a seventh transistor M7, an eighthtransistor M8, a nine transistor M9, a tenth transistor M10, an eleventhtransistor M11, a twelfth transistor M12, a thirteenth transistor M13, afirst capacitor C11, a second capacitor C12, and a third capacitor C13.The first signal line group may include a start signal line STV1 (wherethe start signal line STV1 provides an turn-on signal for the shiftregister at the end of the cascaded shift registers in the first drivecircuit), a clock signal line CK1, a clock signal line XCK1 (the pulsesignals transmitted by the clock signal line CK1 and the clock signalline XCK1 may be out of phase), a low-level voltage signal line VGL, anda high-level voltage signal line VGH. Signals may be provided for theshift register in the first drive circuit through the first signal linegroup; and furthermore, through the cooperation of the first transistorM1 to the thirteenth transistor M13 and the first capacitor C11 to thethird capacitor C13, the shift register may finally outputlight-emitting control signals for controlling the operation of thelight-emitting control transistors in the pixel circuit 20. The startsignal line STV1, the clock signal line CK1, the clock signal line XCK1,the low-level voltage signal line VGL, and the high-level voltage signalline VGH provided by various embodiment of the present disclosure mayall overlap the first drive circuit. That is, the M0 signal lines mayinclude the start signal line STV1, the clock signal line CK1, the clocksignal line XCK1, the low-level voltage signal line VGL, and thehigh-level voltage signal line VGH, which may ensure that the width ofthe frame region of the display panel is relatively small.

Referring to FIGS. 10-11 , FIG. 10 illustrates a structural schematic ofanother shift register according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure; and FIG. 11 illustrates a structural layout of the shiftregister shown in FIG. 10 . FIG. 10 may be a structural schematic of theshift register in the second drive circuit. Optionally, the second drivecircuit may be configured to control PMOS-type transistors in the pixelcircuit. The shift register in the second drive circuit may include afirst transistor P1, a second transistor P2, a third transistor P3, afourth transistor P4, a fifth transistor. P5, a sixth transistor P6, aseventh transistor P7, an eighth transistor P8, a first capacitor C21,and a second capacitor C22. The second signal line group may include astart signal line STV2 (where the start signal line STV2 may provide aturn-on signal for the shift register at the end of the cascaded shiftregisters in the second drive circuit), a clock signal line CK2, a clocksignal line XCK2, a low-level voltage signal line VGL, and a high-levelvoltage signal line VGH. Signals may be provided for the shift registerin the second drive circuit through the second signal line group; andfurthermore, through the cooperation of the first transistor P1 to theeighth transistor P8, the first capacitor C21 and the second capacitorC23, the shift register may finally output control signals forcontrolling the operation of the PMOS-type transistors in the pixelcircuit 20. The start signal line STV2, the clock signal line CK2, theclock signal line XCK2 (the pulse signals transmitted by the clocksignal line CK2 and the clock signal line XCK2 may be out of phase), thelow-level voltage signal line VGL, and the high-level voltage signalline VGH provided by various embodiments of the present disclosure mayall overlap the second drive circuit. That is, the N0 signal lines mayinclude the start signal line STV2, the clock signal line CK2, the clocksignal line XCK2, the low-level voltage signal line VGL, and thehigh-level voltage signal line VGH, which may ensure that the width ofthe frame region of the display panel is relatively small.

Referring to FIG. 11 , the signal line j provided by various embodimentsof the present disclosure may include a signal line j1 (i.e., CK2) and asignal line j2 (i.e., XCK2); along the second direction X, the signalline j2 (XCK2) may be located on the side of the signal line j1 (CK2)facing the display region AA of the display panel; the width of thesignal line j1 (CK2) is Dj1, the width of the signal line j2 (XCK2) isDj2, Dj2>Dj1, where Dj1≥Di and/or, Dj2≥Di. Optionally, Dj=Dj1+Dj2.

It can be understood that the signal line j provided by variousembodiments of the present disclosure may be related to the outputcontrol and other related control processes of the second drive circuit.Therefore, the signal line j may be substantially configured as acombination of the signal line j1 and the signal line j2; and the signalline j2 may be configured on the side of the signal line j1 facing thedisplay region. Moreover, the output terminal of the drive circuit maybe normally configured on the side facing the display region, therebybeing electrically connected to the pixel circuit in the display region;and the signal line j2 may be connected to the output module of theshift register. Therefore, the width of the signal line j2 may bedesigned to be relatively large to ensure the transmission stability ofthe signal accessed to the output module, and Dj2 may be designed to begreater than Dj1. In addition, based on above-mentioned configuration,the width relationship may also be configured as Dj1≥Di and/or Dj2≥Di,and furthermore, it may satisfy that the transmission stability of thesignal accessed by the shift register of the second drive circuit with arelatively large width is high. Meanwhile, the width W2 of the seconddrive circuit provided by various embodiments of the present disclosureis larger, such that the wider signal line j may be configured to beoverlapped with the second drive circuit, thereby achieving the narrowframe design.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the signal line i and thesignal line j provided by the present disclosure may also be other typesof signal lines. That is, the signal line i (11 i) and the signal line jprovided by the present disclosure may also be both high-level voltagesignal lines or low-level voltage signal lines. The first drive circuit11 may provide light-emitting control signals for the light-emittingcontrol transistors of the pixel circuit 20. Optionally, the seconddrive circuit 12 may provide control signals for the n-channelmetal-oxide semiconductor (NMOS)-type transistors in the pixel circuit20, and the NMOS-type transistors may be connected to the gateelectrodes of the drive transistors, where Dj/W2>Di/W1. The drivetransistor may be a transistor used to provide a drive current in thepixel circuit 20, and the light-emitting element in the pixel circuit 20may emit light in response to the drive current.

The shift register of the first drive circuit provided by variousembodiments of the present disclosure may have the circuit structure ofthe shift register as shown in FIGS. 8-9 . Referring to FIGS. 12-13 ,FIG. 12 illustrates a structural schematic of another shift registeraccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure; and FIG. 13illustrates a structural layout of the shift register shown in FIG. 12 .FIG. 12 illustrates a structural schematic of the shift register in thesecond drive circuit. Optionally, the second drive circuit may beconfigured to control the NMOS-type transistors in the pixel circuit,where the shift register in the second drive circuit may include a firsttransistor N1, a second transistor N2, a third transistor N3, a fourthtransistor N4, a fifth transistor N5, a sixth transistor N6, a seventhtransistor N7, an eighth transistor N8, a nine transistors N9, a tenthtransistor N10, an eleventh transistor N11, a twelfth transistor N12, athirteenth transistor N13, a first capacitor C31, a second capacitorC32, and a third capacitor C33. The second signal line group may includea start signal line STV3 (where the start signal line STV3 may providean turn-on signal for the shift register at the end of the cascadedshift registers in the second drive circuit), a clock signal line CK3, aclock signal line XCK3 (the pulse signals transmitted by the clocksignal line CK3 and the clock signal line XCK3 may be out of phase), thelow-level voltage signal line VGL, and the high-level voltage signalline VGH. Through providing, by the second signal line group, signalsfor the shift register in the second drive circuit and then through thecooperation of the first transistor N1 to the thirteenth transistor N13and the first capacitor C31 to the third capacitor C33, the shiftregister may finally output control signals for controlling theoperation of the NMOS-type transistors in the pixel circuit 20. Thestart signal line STV3, the clock signal line CK3, the clock signal lineXCK3, the low-level voltage signal line VGL, and the high-level voltagesignal line VGH provided in various embodiments of the presentdisclosure may all overlap the second drive circuit. That is, the N0signal lines may include the start signal line STV3, the clock signalline CK3, the clock signal line XCK3, the low-level voltage signal lineVGL, and the high-level voltage signal line VGH, which may ensure thatthe width of the frame region of the display panel is small.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 12 , when the signal line i and the signal linej are both the high-level voltage signal lines VGH or the low-levelvoltage signal lines VGL, in the shift register of the first drivecircuit and the shift register of the second drive circuit, the outputtransistors of the shift register of the first drive circuit (the ninthtransistor M9 and the tenth transistor M10) and the output transistorsof the shift register of the second drive circuit (the ninth transistorN9 and the tenth transistor N10) may be connected to the high-levelvoltage signal lines VGH and the low level voltage signal lines VGL. Thegate potential of the drive transistor in the pixel circuit is closelyrelated to the magnitude of the drive current, such that the NMOS-typetransistor connected to the gate electrode of the drive transistor mayhave higher requirement for the stability and leakage current of theNMOS-type transistor to ensure that the potential stability of the gateof the drive transistor is high. Therefore, in various embodiments ofthe present disclosure, by designing the width W2 of the second drivecircuit to be relatively large, the output stability of the shiftregister in the second drive circuit may be higher. The width W2 of thesecond drive circuit is designed to be relatively large, the Djparameter with a relatively large width may be designed, such that theobjective of reducing the voltage drop of the transmission signal andensuring the transmission signal stability may be finally achieved, thenarrow frame design may be realized, and the width relationship may befurther optimized as Dj/W2>Di/W1.

As shown in FIG. 13 , the signal line j may include a signal line j1(i.e., VGL) and a signal line j2 (i.e., VGH). Along the second directionX, the signal line j2 (VGH) may be located on the side of the signalline j1 (VGL) facing the display region AA of the display panel. Thewidth of the signal line j1 (VGL) is Dj1, and the width of the signalline j2 (VGH) is Dj2, where Dj2>Dj1, Dj1≥Di and/or Dj2≥Di. Optionally,Dj=Dj1+Dj2.

It can be understood that the signal line j provided by variousembodiments of the present disclosure may be related to the output andother related control processes of the second drive circuit. Therefore,the signal line j may be substantially configured as a combination ofthe signal line j1 and the signal line j2; and the signal line j2 may beconfigured on the side of the signal line j1 facing the display region.Moreover, the output terminal of the drive circuit may be on the side ofthe drive circuit facing the display region, thereby being electricallyconnected to the pixel circuit in the display region, and the signalline j2 may be connected to the output module of the shift register.Therefore, the width of the signal line j2 may be designed to berelatively large to ensure the transmission stability of the signalaccessed by the output module, and Dj2 may be designed to be greaterthan Dj1. In addition, based on above-mentioned configuration, the widthrelationship may also be configured as Dj1≥Di and/or Dj2≥Di, andfurthermore, it may satisfy that the transmission stability of thesignal accessed by the shift register of the second drive circuit withrelatively large width is high. Meanwhile, the width W2 of the seconddrive circuit provided by various embodiments of the present disclosureis larger, such that the wider signal line j may be configured to beoverlapped with the second drive circuit, thereby achieving the narrowframe design.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the level one shiftregister of the first drive circuit provided by the present disclosuremay include x1 transistors and y1 capacitors, x1≥1, and y1≥1; the levelone shift register of the second drive circuit may include x2transistors and y2 capacitors, x1≥1, and y2≥1; at least one of the M0signal lines may overlap at least one of the x1 transistors, and may notoverlap any one of the y1 capacitors; and/or at least one of the NOsignal lines may overlap at least one of the x2 transistors, and may notoverlap any one of the y2 capacitors.

It can be understood that the signal line may be configured to transmitsignals. When the signal line overlaps the capacitor, it is equivalentto connecting a new capacitor to the original capacitor which in turncauses the capacitance value to change. It may not only affect thecapacitor, but also affect the signal transmission stability on thesignal line. Therefore, the shift register in the first drive circuitand the shift register in the second drive circuit provided by variousembodiments of the present disclosure may both include a plurality oftransistors and at least one capacitor; and in the signal lines thatoverlap the drive circuits (the first drive circuit and/or the seconddrive circuit), at least one signal line may only overlap the transistorand may not overlap the capacitor, which may ensure both the signaltransmission stability on the signal line and the capacitor reliabilityin the drive circuit.

Referring to FIGS. 14-15 , FIG. 14 illustrates a structural schematic ofa shift register of a first drive circuit according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure; and FIG. 15 illustrates astructural schematic of a shift register of a second drive circuitaccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The M0signal lines in the shift register of the first drive circuit mayinclude the start signal line STV1, the clock signal line CK1, the clocksignal line XCK1, the low-level voltage signal line VGL, and thehigh-level voltage signal line VGH. The start signal line STV1, theclock signal line CK1, the clock signal line XCK1, the low-level voltagesignal line VGL, and the high-level voltage signal line VGH may alloverlap the transistors included in the shift register; and the startsignal line STV1, the clock signal line CK1, and the clock signal lineXCK1 may not overlap the capacitor included in the shift register, whichmay both improve the capacitance value change of the capacitor in theshift register and ensure high transmission signal stability on thesignal line.

In addition, the N0 signal lines in the shift register of the seconddrive circuit may include the start signal line STV2, the clock signalline CK2, the clock signal line XCK2, the low-level voltage signal lineVGL, and the high-level voltage signal line VGH. The start signal lineSTV2, the clock signal line CK2, the clock signal line XCK2, thelow-level voltage signal line VGL, and the high-level voltage signalline VGH may all overlap the transistors included in the shift register;and the start signal line STV2, the clock signal line CK2, the low-levelvoltage signal line VGL, and the clock signal line XCK2 may not overlapthe capacitor included in the shift register, which may both improve thecapacitance value change of the capacitor in the shift register andensure high transmission signal stability on the signal line.

Furthermore, in the M0 signal lines provided by various embodiments ofthe present disclosure, at least one clock signal line may not overlapany one of the y1 capacitors; and/or in the N0 signal lines, at leastone clock signal line may not overlap any one of the y2 capacitors. Itcan be understood that the clock signal line may transmit a pulsesignal; and the pulse signal may not only be easily affected by thecapacitor, but the pulse signal may also affect the charging anddischarging process of the capacitor. Therefore, in the presentdisclosure, the clock signal line and the capacitor may be designed tobe not overlapped with each other, which may effectively ensure highstability of pulse signal transmission on the clock signal line and highreliability of the capacitor. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 , the clocksignal line CK1 and the clock signal line XCK1 may not overlap thecapacitor of a corresponding shift register; and the clock signal lineCK2 and the clock signal line XCK2 may not overlap with the capacitor ofa corresponding shift register.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, in the M0 signal linesprovided by the present disclosure, the signal line with the largestwidth along the second direction may not overlap any one of the y1capacitors; and/or in the N0 signal lines, the signal line with thelargest width along the second direction may not overlap any one of they2 capacitors. The size of the capacitor is proportional to the relativearea of the plate. Therefore, the signal line with a relatively largewidth and the capacitor may be configured to be not overlapped with eachother, which may avoid large capacitance value change of the capacitorin the drive circuit and ensure high signal transmission stability ofthe signal line and high reliability of the capacitor.

As shown in FIG. 16 , FIG. 16 illustrates a structural schematic ofsignal lines according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.The M0 signal lines or the N0 signal lines provided by variousembodiment of the present disclosure may include the first clock signalline CKL for transmitting the first clock signal, the second clocksignal line XCKL for transmitting the second clock signal (the pulsesignals transmitted by the clock signal line CKL and the clock signalline XCKL may be out of phase), and the first voltage signal line VG1for transmitting a constant first voltage signal. The first clock signalline CKL and the first voltage signal line VG1 may be respectivelylocated on two sides of the second clock signal line XCKL. The distanceL1 between the first clock signal line CKL and the second clock signalline XCKL may be greater than the distance L2 between the first voltagesignal line VG1 and the second clock signal line XCKL. The first voltagesignal line VG1 may be a low-level voltage signal line or a high-levelvoltage signal line.

It can be understood that the pulse signals transmitted by the clocksignal line CKL and the clock signal line XCKL may be out of phase.Therefore, the distance between the clock signal line CKL and the clocksignal line XCKL may need set to be relatively large, which may avoidthat the electric fields generated between each other may haverelatively large influence on the respective pulse signals when thesignals on the clock signal line CKL and the clock signal line XCKLjump. However, the first voltage signal line VG1 may transmit a constantvoltage signal, which does not have rising and falling edges. Therefore,the influence may be relatively small when the distance between thefirst voltage signal line VG1 and the clock signal line is small; andthe distance L2 between the first voltage signal line VG1 and the secondclock signal line XCKL may be set to be less than the distance L1between the first clock signal line CKL and the second clock signal lineXCKL, thereby optimizing the wire layout space.

As shown in FIG. 17 , FIG. 17 illustrates another structural schematicof signal lines according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure. The M0 signal lines or the NO signal lines may include thefirst voltage signal line VG1 for transmitting a constant first voltagesignal, the second voltage signal line VG2 for transmitting a constantsecond voltage signal, and the first clock signal line CK fortransmitting the first clock signal. The first voltage signal line VG1and the first clock signal line CK may be respectively located on twosides of the second voltage signal line VG2, where the distance L3between the first voltage signal line VG1 and the second voltage signalline VG2 may be greater than the distance L4 between the first clocksignal line CK and the second voltage signal line VG2.

It can be understood that the first voltage signal line VG1 and thesecond voltage signal line VG2 provided in various embodiments of thepresent disclosure may transmit voltage signals of different levels.That is, when the first voltage signal line VG1 is a high-level voltagesignal line, the second voltage signal line VG2 may be a low-levelvoltage signal line; and when the first voltage signal line VG1 is alow-level voltage signal line, the second voltage signal line VG2 may bea high-level voltage signal line. Therefore, in order to have highsignal transmission stability for the voltage signal line VG1 and thesecond voltage signal line VG2, the distance between the first voltagesignal line VG1 and the second voltage signal line VG2 may be configuredto be relatively large in the present disclosure to avoid the mutualinfluence between the two signal lines which may make respectivetransmission signal stability relatively poor and result in unstableoutput signal of the drive circuit.

As shown in FIG. 18 , FIG. 18 illustrates a structural schematic ofanother display panel according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure. The drive circuits may further include the third drivecircuit 13, the signal line groups may further include the third signalline group, and the third signal line group may include P signal linesthat provide signals for the third drive circuit 13, where P≥1; alongthe direction perpendicular to the surface of the display panel, the P0signal lines 130 in the third signal line group may overlap the thirddrive circuit 13, where 1≤P0≤P; the third drive circuit 13 may includeS3 level shift registers extending along the first direction Y, whereS3≥2; and along the second direction X, the width of the third drivecircuit 13 is W3, and the total width of the P0 signal lines 130 in thethird signal line group is D3, where W2>W3, and D3/W3>D2/W2>D1/W1.

It can be understood that the drive circuits provided by variousembodiments of the present disclosure may include the first drivecircuit, the second drive circuit, and the third drive circuit. Thewidth W2 of the second drive circuit may be greater than the width W3 ofthe third drive circuit; and the width W3 of the third drive circuitprovided by various embodiments of the present disclosure may be betweenthe width W1 of the first drive circuit and the width W2 of the seconddrive circuit, where the total width D3 of the P0 signal lines 130provided by various embodiments of the present disclosure may berelatively large, such that D3/W3>D2/W2>D1/W1.

When the width W3 of the third drive circuit is less than the width ofthe second drive circuit W2 and the output requirement of the thirddrive circuit is relatively high, the widths of a part of signal linesin the corresponding P signal lines may be relatively wide. In order notto affect the frame space, the second drive circuit may need to beconfigured to overlap the third drive circuit as possible. The situationat this point may be that W3 is not excessively large, but D3 isrelatively large, such that D3/W3>D2/W2>D1/W1. At this point, since D3is relatively large, that is, the P0 signal lines of the P signal linesmay be configured to overlap the third drive circuit, thereby withoutincreasing the frame region.

As shown in FIG. 18 , in the technical solutions provided by variousembodiments of the present disclosure, optionally, the first drivecircuit 11, the third drive circuit 13, and the second drive circuit 12may be arranged side by side along the second direction X, such that itis convenient to provide different drive signals for each row of pixelcircuits. Furthermore, optionally, along the second direction X, thefirst drive circuit 11, the third drive circuit 13, and the second drivecircuit 12 may be sequentially arranged from the frame region NA of thedisplay panel to the display region AA of the display panel; the firstdrive circuit 11 may provide light-emitting control signals for thelight-emitting control transistors of the pixel circuit 20; the seconddrive circuit 12 may provide control signals for the PMOS-typetransistors in the pixel circuit 20; and the third drive circuit 13 mayprovide control signals for the NMOS-type transistors in the pixelcircuit 20, and the NMOS-type transistors may be connected to the gateelectrodes of the drive transistors.

It should be noted that the pixel circuit provided by variousembodiments of the present disclosure may include the drive transistor,the light-emitting control transistor, and other NMOS-type transistorsand PMOS-type transistors. The drive transistor may be configured togenerate a drive current, and the light-emitting element in the pixelcircuit may emit light in response to the drive circuit. Thelight-emitting control transistor may be configured to transmit thedrive current to the light-emitting element according to the control ofthe light-emitting control signal. The other NMOS-type transistors andPMOS-type transistors may be configured for the control includingresetting the pixel circuit, obtaining the threshold value of the drivetransistor, and the like, which may be same as the existing technologyand may not be described in detail in the present disclosure.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel providedby the present disclosure may be a single-sided drive panel structure.As shown in FIG. 18 , the first drive circuit 11, the second drivecircuit 12, and the third drive circuit of the drive circuit may belocated on one side of the display region AA, and the pixel circuit 20may be driven by the single-sided drive circuits. Or, the display panelprovided by the present disclosure may also be a double-sided drivepanel structure; as shown in FIG. 19 , the drive circuits may includethe first drive circuits 11 located on both sides of the display regionAA, the second drive circuits 12 located on both sides of the displayregion AA, and the third drive circuits 13 located on both sides of thedisplay region AA; and the pixel circuit 20 may be driven by thedouble-sided drive circuits.

As shown in FIG. 19 , the double-sided drive panel structure may beprovided by various embodiments of the present disclosure. The pixelcircuits 20 in a same row may be simultaneously driven by two firstdrive circuits 11 located on different sides of the display region AA;the pixel circuits 20 in a same row may be simultaneously driven by twosecond drive circuits 12 located on different sides of the displayregion AA; and the pixel circuits 20 in a same row may be simultaneouslydriven by two third drive circuits 13 located on different sides of thedisplay region AA.

Or, as shown in FIG. 20 , the double-sided driven panel structure may beprovided by various embodiments of the present disclosure. The pixelcircuits 20 in different rows may be respectively driven by two firstdrive circuits 11 located on different sides of the display region AA;the pixel circuits 20 in different rows may be respectively driven bytwo second drive circuits 12 located on different sides of the displayregion AA; and the pixel circuits 20 in different rows may berespectively driven by two third drive circuits 13 located on differentsides of the display region AA.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, along the second directionX, the width of the output transistor of the first drive circuit 11 maybe less than the width of the output transistor of the third drivecircuit 13; and the width of the output transistor of the third drivecircuit 13 may be less than the width of the output transistor of thesecond drive circuit 12. The output transistor may be a transistorconnected to the output terminal of the shift register and may beconfigured to output related control signals to the output terminal ofthe shift register. Referring to FIGS. 8-13 , the shift register of thefirst drive circuit 11 may be shown in FIGS. 8-9 , where the outputtransistors of the shift register of the first drive circuit may be theninth transistor M9 and the tenth transistor M10; the ninth transistorM9 may be configured to transmit the output signal of the high-levelvoltage signal line VGH to the output terminal OUT1 of the shiftregister; and the tenth transistor M10 may be configured to transmit thelow-level voltage signal line VGL output signal to the output terminalOUT1 of the shift register. The shift register of the second drivecircuit 12 may be shown in FIGS. 10-11 , where the output transistors ofthe shift register of the second drive circuit may be the seventhtransistor P7 and the eighth transistor P8; the seventh transistor P7may be configured to transmit the output signal of the high-levelvoltage signal line VGH to the output terminal OUT2 of the shiftregister, and the eighth transistor P8 may be configured to transmit theoutput pulse signal output of the clock signal line XCK2 to the outputterminal OUT2 of the shift register. The shift register of the thirddrive circuit 13 may be shown in FIGS. 12-13 , where the outputtransistors of the shift register of the third drive circuit may be theninth transistor N9 and the tenth transistor N10; the ninth transistorN9 may be configured to transmit the output signal of the high-levelvoltage signal line VGH to the output terminal OUT3 of the shiftregister; and the tenth transistor N10 may be configured to transmit theoutput signal of the low-level voltage signal line VGL to the outputterminal OUT3 of the shift register.

It should be noted that the shift registers shown in the first drivecircuit, the second drive circuit, and the third drive circuit providedby various embodiments of the present disclosure may not be limited tothe shift registers shown in FIGS. 8-13 and may also be other types ofshift register structures, which may not be limited according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the relationship, providedby the present disclosure, of the width of the first drive circuit W1,the width of the second drive circuit W2, the width of the third drivecircuit W3, the total width of the M0 signal lines D1, the total widthof the N0 signal lines D2, and the total width of the P0 signal lines D3may be (D3/W3−D2/W2)<(D2/W2−D1/W1). The shift registers in the seconddrive circuit and the third drive circuit may have relatively highrequirement for output signals, while the shift register in the firstdrive circuit may have relatively low requirement for output signals.Therefore, in the present disclosure, the values of D3/W3 and D2/W2 maybe designed to be relatively close with each other to fully avoidincreased frame region problem caused by corresponding signal lineshaving relatively wide widths.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the relationship betweenthe M0 signal lines, the N0 signal lines, and the P0 signal linesprovided by the present disclosure may be set as M0<P0<N0. In variousembodiments of the present disclosure, the width of the second drivecircuit may be greater than the width of the third drive circuit, thewidth of the third drive circuit may be greater than the width of thefirst drive circuit, and the number of signal lines may be furtherconfigured as M0<P0<N0. The number of signal lines corresponding to thesecond drive circuit are relatively large, or the widths of the signallines corresponding to the second drive circuit are relatively wide;therefore, NO may be configured to be relatively large to effectivelyprevent the second drive circuit and its corresponding signal lines fromoccupying excessive frame region. The width of the third drive circuitis less than the width of the second drive circuit. If the outputrequirement of the third drive circuit is relatively high, the number ofcorresponding signal lines may also be relatively large, or the widthsof the signal lines may be relatively large. Therefore, P0 may beconfigured to be relatively large to effectively prevent the seconddrive circuit and its corresponding signal lines from occupyingexcessive frame region. The first drive circuit itself has a smallwidth, and there may not be excessive space to overlap the correspondingsignal lines. Therefore, M0 may be configured to be relatively small;and such configuration may ensure the optimization of the overlappingbetween the signal lines and the drive circuit and may reduce the framewidth of the display panel.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the M0 signal linesprovided by the present disclosure may include the third clock signalline for transmitting the third clock signal; the N0 signal lines mayinclude the fourth clock signal line for transmitting the fourth clocksignal; and the P0 signal lines may include the fifth clock signal linefor transmitting the fifth clock signal. The width of the third clocksignal line may be less than the width of the fifth clock signal line,and the width of the fifth clock signal line may be less than the widthof the fourth clock signal line. The width of the second drive circuitprovided by various embodiments of the present disclosure may be greaterthan the width of the third drive circuit, and the width of the thirddrive circuit may be greater than the width of the first drive circuit.Furthermore, the width of the third clock signal line may be designed tobe less than the width of the fifth clock signal line, and the width ofthe fifth clock signal line may be designed to be less than the width ofthe fourth clock signal line, which may ensure the match of thecorresponding clock signal lines of different drive circuits and improvethe stability and reliability of signals transmitted by different clocksignal lines.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the M0 signal linesprovided by the present disclosure may include the third voltage signalline for transmitting the third voltage signal; the N0 signal lines mayinclude the fourth voltage signal line for transmitting the fourthvoltage signal; and the P0 signal lines may include the fifth voltagesignal line for transmitting the fifth voltage signal. The width of thethird voltage signal line may be less than the width of the fourthvoltage signal line, and the width of the fourth voltage signal line maybe less than the width of the fifth voltage signal line. The width ofthe second drive circuit provided by various embodiment of the presentdisclosure may be greater than the width of the third drive circuit, andthe width of the third drive circuit may be greater than the width ofthe first drive circuit. Furthermore, the width of the third voltagesignal line may be designed to be less than the width of the fourthvoltage signal line, and the width of the fourth voltage signal line maybe designed to be less than the width of the fifth voltage signal line,which may ensure the match of the corresponding clock signal lines ofdifferent drive circuits and improve the stability and reliability ofsignals transmitted by different clock signal lines.

Correspondingly, various embodiments of the present disclosure alsoprovide a display device, including the display panel provided in anyone of the above-mentioned embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 21 , FIG. 21 illustrates a structural schematic of adisplay device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure. A display device 1000 provided by various embodiments of thepresent disclosure may be a mobile terminal device.

In other embodiments of the present disclosure, the display deviceprovided by the present disclosure may also be an electronic displaydevice such as a mobile phone, a computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal,and the like, which may not be limited by the present disclosure.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide the display paneland the display device. The M0 signal lines may be overlapped with thefirst drive circuit, and the NO signal lines may be overlapped with thesecond drive circuit, which may reduce the area occupied by a part ofthe signal lines and reduce the frame width of the display device.Furthermore, in various embodiments of the present disclosure, therelationship between the width W1 of the first drive circuit, the widthW2 of the second drive circuit, the total width D1 of the M0 signallines, and the total width D2 of the N0 signal lines may be configuredas W2>W1, D2>D1, and D2/W2>D1/W1. The overlapping configuration of eachof the shift register with a relatively large width and the shiftregister with a relatively small width and the total width of therespective corresponding signal line may be further optimized, theoccupied area of the drive circuit and the signal lines may besufficiently reduced, and the frame width of the display device may befurther reduced.

The above-mentioned description of disclosed embodiments may make thoseskilled in the art implement or use the present disclosure. Variousmodifications to such embodiments may be obvious to those skilled in theart, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented inother embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of thepresent disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure may not be limitedto various embodiments shown in the present disclosure but shouldconform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novelfeatures disclosed in the present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A display panel, comprising: a base substrate;drive circuits and pixel circuits, wherein the drive circuits and thepixel circuits are arranged on the base substrate; the drive circuitsprovide control signals for the pixel circuits; the pixel circuitsprovide drive currents for light-emitting elements of the display panel;and the drive circuits include a first drive circuit and a second drivecircuit; and signal line groups, wherein: the signal line groups includea first signal line group and a second signal line group, the firstsignal line group includes M signal lines that provide signals for thefirst drive circuit, the second signal line group includes N signallines that provide signals for the second drive circuit, M≥1, and N≥1;in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the display panel, M0signal lines of the first signal line group overlap with the first drivecircuit and are located on a side of the first drive circuit away fromthe base substrate, N0 signal lines of the second signal line groupoverlap with the second drive circuit and are located on a side of thesecond drive circuit away from the base substrate, 1≤M0<M, and 1≤N0≤N;and the first drive circuit includes S1 level shift registers extendingalong a first direction, and/or the second drive circuit includes S2level shift registers extending along the first direction, a seconddirection is in parallel with a plane of the surface of the displaypanel and perpendicular to the first direction, S1≥2, and S2≥2, wherein:the first drive circuit provides a light-emitting control signal for alight-emitting control transistor of the pixel circuit; the second drivecircuit provides a control signal for a PMOS transistor of the pixelcircuit, or the second drive circuit provides a control signal for anNMOS transistor of the pixel circuit; the M0 signal lines include athird voltage signal line used to transmit a third voltage signal; theN0 signal lines include a fourth voltage signal line used to transmit afourth voltage signal; and a width of the third voltage signal line issmaller than a width of the fourth voltage signal line.
 2. The displaypanel according to claim 1, further comprising a transistor array layerincluding: the drive circuits and/or the pixel circuits; a semiconductorlayer including an active region; a gate metal layer including aplurality of gates; and a source/drain metal layer including a pluralityof source electrodes and a plurality of drain electrodes, wherein: theM0 signal lines are located on a side of the source/drain metal layeraway from the base substrate; and the N0 signal lines are located on aside of the source/drain metal layer away from the base substrate. 3.The display panel according to claim 1, wherein: the M0 signal lines areat a same layer, and/or the N0 signal lines are at a same layer.
 4. Thedisplay panel according to claim 1, wherein: the M0 signal lines and theN0 signal lines are at a same layer; or the M0 signal lines and the N0signal lines are not at a same layer.
 5. The display panel according toclaim 1, wherein: the drive circuits further include a third drivecircuit, the signal line groups further include a third signal linegroup, and the third signal line group includes P signal lines thatprovide signals for the third drive circuit, wherein P≥1; along thedirection perpendicular to the surface of the display panel, P0 signallines in the third signal line group overlap the third drive circuit andare located on a side of the third drive circuit away from the basesubstrate, wherein 1≤P0≤P; and the third drive circuit includes S3 levelshift register, and S3>2; wherein: the P0 signal lines include a fifthvoltage signal line used to transmit a fifth voltage signal; and thewidth of the fourth voltage signal line is smaller than a width of thefifth voltage signal line.
 6. The display panel according to claim 5,wherein: the first drive circuit provides the light-emitting controlsignal for the light-emitting control transistor in the pixel circuits;the second drive circuit provides the control signal for the PMOStransistor in the pixel circuits; and the third drive circuit provides acontrol signal for the NMOS transistor in the pixel circuits.
 7. Adisplay panel, comprising: a base substrate; drive circuits and pixelcircuits, wherein the drive circuits and the pixel circuits are arrangedon the base substrate; the drive circuits provide control signals forthe pixel circuits; the pixel circuits provide drive currents forlight-emitting elements of the display panel; and the drive circuitsinclude a first drive circuit and a second drive circuit; and signalline groups, wherein: the signal line groups include a first signal linegroup and a second signal line group, the first signal line groupincludes M signal lines that provide signals for the first drivecircuit, the second signal line group includes N signal lines thatprovide signals for the second drive circuit, M≥1, and N≥1; in adirection perpendicular to a surface of the display panel, M0 signallines of the first signal line group overlap with the first drivecircuit and are located on a side of the first drive circuit away fromthe base substrate, N0 signal lines of the second signal line groupoverlap with the second drive circuit and are located on a side of thesecond drive circuit away from the base substrate, 1≤M0≤M, and 1≤N0≤N;and the first drive circuit includes S1 level shift registers extendingalong a first direction, and/or the second drive circuit includes S2level shift registers extending along the first direction, a seconddirection is in parallel with a plane of the surface of the displaypanel and perpendicular to the first direction, S1≥2, and S2≥2, wherein:the first drive circuit provides a light-emitting control signal for alight-emitting control transistor of the pixel circuit; the second drivecircuit provides a control signal for a PMOS transistor of the pixelcircuit, or the second drive circuit provides a control signal for anNMOS transistor of the pixel circuit; the M0 signal lines include athird clock signal line used to transmit a third clock signal; the N0signal lines include a fourth clock signal line used to transmit afourth clock signal; and a width of the third clock signal line issmaller than a width of the fourth clock signal line.
 8. The displaypanel according to claim 7, further comprising a transistor array layerincluding: the drive circuits and/or the pixel circuits; a semiconductorlayer including an active region; a gate metal layer including aplurality of gates; and a source/drain metal layer including a pluralityof source electrodes and a plurality of drain electrodes, wherein: theM0 signal lines are located on a side of the source/drain metal layeraway from the base substrate; and the N0 signal lines are located on aside of the source/drain metal layer away from the base substrate. 9.The display panel according to claim 7, wherein: the M0 signal lines areat a same layer, and/or the N0 signal lines are at a same layer.
 10. Thedisplay panel according to claim 7, wherein: the M0 signal lines and theN0 signal lines are at a same layer; or the M0 signal lines and the N0signal lines are not at a same layer.
 11. The display panel according toclaim 7, wherein: the drive circuits further include a third drivecircuit, the signal line groups further include a third signal linegroup, and the third signal line group includes P signal lines thatprovide signals for the third drive circuit, wherein P≥1; along thedirection perpendicular to the surface of the display panel, P0 signallines in the third signal line group overlap the third drive circuit andare located on a side of the third drive circuit away from the basesubstrate, wherein 1≤P0≤P; and the third drive circuit includes S3 levelshift register, and S3≥2; wherein: the P0 signal lines include a fifthclock signal line used to transmit a fifth clock signal; and a width ofthe fifth clock signal line is smaller than the width of the fourthclock signal line.
 12. The display panel according to claim 11, wherein:the first drive circuit provides the light-emitting control signal forthe light-emitting control transistor in the pixel circuits; the seconddrive circuit provides the control signal for the PMOS transistor in thepixel circuits; and the third drive circuit provides a control signalfor the NMOS transistor in the pixel circuits.
 13. A display panel,comprising: a base substrate; drive circuits and pixel circuits, whereinthe drive circuits and the pixel circuits are arranged on the basesubstrate; the drive circuits provide control signals for the pixelcircuits; the pixel circuits provide drive currents for light-emittingelements of the display panel; and the drive circuits include a seconddrive circuit and a third drive circuit; and signal line groups,wherein: the signal line groups include a second signal line group and athird signal line group, the second signal line group includes N signallines that provide signals for the second drive circuit, the thirdsignal line group includes P signal lines that provide signals for thethird drive circuit, M≥1, and N≥1; in a direction perpendicular to asurface of the display panel, M0 signal lines of the first signal linegroup overlap with the first drive circuit and are located on a side ofthe first drive circuit away from the base substrate, N0 signal lines ofthe second signal line group overlap with the second drive circuit andare located on a side of the second drive circuit away from the basesubstrate, 1≤M0≤M, and 1≤N0≤N; and the first drive circuit includes S1level shift registers extending along a first direction, and/or thesecond drive circuit includes S2 level shift registers extending alongthe first direction, a second direction is in parallel with a plane ofthe surface of the display panel and perpendicular to the firstdirection, S1≥2, and S2≥2, wherein: the M0 signal lines include a thirdvoltage signal line used to transmit a third voltage signal; the N0signal lines include a fourth voltage signal line used to transmit afourth voltage signal; a width of the third voltage signal is smallerthan a width of the fourth voltage signal line; and/or the M0 signallines includes a third clock signal line used to transmit a third clocksignal; the N0 signal lines includes a fourth clock signal line used totransmit a fourth clock signal; and a width of the third clock signalline is smaller than a width of the fourth clock signal.
 14. The displaypanel according to claim 13, further comprising a transistor array layerincluding: the drive circuits and/or the pixel circuits; a semiconductorlayer including an active region; a gate metal layer including aplurality of gates; and a source/drain metal layer including a pluralityof source electrodes and a plurality of drain electrodes, wherein: theM0 signal lines are located on a side of the source/drain metal layeraway from the base substrate; and the N0 signal lines are located on aside of the source/drain metal layer away from the base substrate. 15.The display panel according to claim 13, wherein: the M0 signal linesare at a same layer, and/or the N0 signal lines are at a same layer. 16.The display panel according to claim 13, wherein: the M0 signal linesand the N0 signal lines are at a same layer; or the M0 signal lines andthe N0 signal lines are not at a same layer.
 17. The display panelaccording to claim 13, wherein: the drive circuits further include athird drive circuit, the signal line groups further include a thirdsignal line group, and the third signal line group includes P signallines that provide signals for the third drive circuit, wherein P≥1;along the direction perpendicular to the surface of the display panel,P0 signal lines in the third signal line group overlap the third drivecircuit and are located on a side of the third drive circuit away fromthe base substrate, wherein 1≤P0≤P; and the third drive circuit includesS3 level shift register, and S3≥2; wherein: the P0 signal lines includea fifth voltage signal line used to transmit a fifth voltage signal, andthe width of the fourth voltage signal line is smaller than a width ofthe fifth voltage signal line; and/or the P0 signal lines include afifth clock signal line used to transmit a fifth clock signal, and awidth of the fifth clock signal line is smaller than the width of thefourth clock signal line.
 18. A display device comprising the displaypanel of claim
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 7. 20. A display device comprising the display panel of claim 13.